Roundabout.



R. G. REEVES.

ROUNDABOUT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1913 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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ROUNDABOUT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1913.

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Application filed January 22, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, REUBEN G. REEVES, citizenof the United States, residing at Massillon, in the county of Stark andState I of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inRoundabouts, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to roundabouts, and has for its object toprovide a roundabout comprising a plurality of boats grouped about acenter of movement and constructed with a view of closely simulatpart ofthis specification, in which:

With the foregoing in mind the invention in all of its details will befully understood from the following description and claims, when read inconnection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of thisspecification, in wihch:

Figure 1 is a plan view, partly in horizontal section of my novelroundabout. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of the same, hereinafterreferred to. Fig. 3 is an enlarged inverted plan illustrative of themanner of mounting the boats. Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged sectionsshowing details of the boats and their appurtenances.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

Among other elements my novel roundabout comprises a center pole orupright 1, securely fixed by cement or other suitable means in theground, and braced by stays in a manner compatible with the purpose ofmy invention. Stepped in a bearing 2 in the upper end of the pole orupright 1 is the depending stem 3 of the rotary disk 4, and surroundingthe pole 1 is a rotatable body 5 to which is connected a collar 4*; thesaid collar being disposed below the body 5 and around the pole 1.Connected with the said disk 4 and body 5 are a plurality of boats.These boats 6 are suitably spaced apart, and may be of any suitable sizewithout affecting my invention. The several boats are connected with thedisk 4 and the body 5 in the same manner, and therefore a detaileddescription of the manner of mounting the boat shown in Fig. 2, willsuffice to impart an exact understanding of the mounting of the severalboats. Referring therefore to the said figure, 6, is an upright rodsuitably fixed in the disk 4 and the body 5, and 7 is a rod that isfixed to Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 9, 1913.

Serial No. 743,518.

and extends radially outward from the body 5.

8 is a rod fixed to and extending downward and outward from the disk 4and joined by a loop 9 with the rod 7. Carried by the said rods 7 and 9is the boatcarrying frame; it being understood that in the present andpreferred embodiment of my invention the said frame is continuous aroundthe center pole or upright 1. The boat frame is numbered 10, and isprovided with uprights 11 which carry at their upper ends journal boxes12 disposed lengthwise of the boats. Journaled in the said boxes 12 aretrunnions 18 carried at opposite ends of the boats 14. By virtue of thisprovision, it will be manifest that the boat is free to swing verticallyin the direction of its width, and in a manner closely simulating themovement of a boat on an agitated body of water. With a view tocontributing to the said simulation, and at the same time to render easythe riding of the boat, the same is equipped with two pairs ofretractile springs 15. These springs are disposed transversely of theboat, and are connected to brackets 16 fixed to the boat. bottom. Eachof the said brackets carries at its ends hooks 17, and the inner andupper ends of the springs are connected to the said hooks, while thelower and outer ends of the springs are connected to rods 18 comprisedin the before-mentioned continuous frame. By virtue of thisconstruction, it will be observed that the boat will be maintained in asteady manner, and yet will be free to rock or swing vertically in thejournal boxes so as to render easy the riding of the persons in theboat.

In order to increase the similarity of'the boats 14 to ordinarysailboats, each boat is equipped with a mast 18 and a sail 19, as shown;the said mast and sail being disposed adjacent the forward end of theboat so as not to detract from the carrying capacity thereof. It willalso be noted that the pairs of spring are arranged at opposite sides ofthe transverse center of the boat, and that therefore there is noliability of either end of the boat striking the carrying frameincidental to the movement of the boat about the post or upright 1.

As before stated, the body 5 is freely rotatable about the center postor upright 1; the said body 5 being provided with a drum 20 thatsurrounds a series of anti-frictionsuitably supported center post orupright,

rollers 22. The said rollers 22 are supported by the collar 4 and enablethe drum 20 to rotate with but little frictional wear of the pole 1. Thedrum 20 is circumferentially grooved for the application of a brake band28, and to one end of the said brake band is connected in a threadedmanner a brake rod 24 having at its outer end a miter gear 25intermeshed with a complementary miter gear 26 on a crank shaft 27.

Any suitable means may be employed for revolving the plurality of boatsabout the center upright or post 1., or when desired the actionof thewind on the sails 19 of the boats may be depended on for the saidpurpose. It will also be noted in this connection that through themedium of the brake band and. the described elements appurtenantthereto, the rotation of the boats about the center post or upright canbe retarded as occasion demands.

a In addition to the practical advantages hereinbefore ascribed to mynovel round about, it will be manifest that the same is simple andinexpensive in construction, is adapted to be operated at a low cost,and is Well adapted to withstand exposure to the weather and the roughusage to which roundabouts and similar amusement devices ordinarilysubjected.

While I have entered into a detail descriotion of the construction andoperation of the parts comprised in the present and preferred embodimentof my invention, 1 do not desire to be understood as confining myself tothe said specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as inthe future practice of the invention such changes or modifications maybe made as fairly fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLettersPatcut, is:

l The combination in a roundabout, of a upper and lower devicesrevoluble about the said post or upright, a continuous frame surroundingthe post or upright and connected with the said revoluble devices,journal boxes carried by the said continuous frame, boats each arrangedbetween two of the journal boxes and having lengthwise disposed journalsbearing in the said boxes, and pairs of retractile springs arrangedtransversely of each boat at. opposite sides of the transverse centerthereof and connected at their upper and inner ends with the boats andat their outer ends with the said C011: tinuous frame.

2. The combination in a roundabout, of revoluble carrying means, a boathaving trunnions journaled in the said carrying means; said trunnio-nsbeing disposed lengthwise of the boat, and pairs of retractile springsdisposed at opposite sides of the transverse center of the boat andconnected with the boat and the said carrying means, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination in a roundabout, of revo-luble carrying means, aboathaving trunnions journaled in the said means, a bracket fixed withrespect to the boat and having hooks, and retractile springs eachconnected at one end with one of said hooks and at its opposite end withthe carrying means.

4:. The combination in a roundabout, of revoluble carrying means, boatsspaced apart on said carrying means and each mounted to swing laterally,and springs relatively arranged to each boat to yieldingly maintain t iesame in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

REU EN G. REEVES. VJitnesses:

BERTI-IA LIPPS', MARY AQlVILLIAMs.

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